Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: The prevalence of mental disorders in adults in different level general medical facilities in Kenya: a cross-sectional study. | Annals of General Psychiatry BioMed Central Primary research The prevalence of mental disorders in adults in different level general medical facilities in Kenya a cross-sectional study David M Ndetei 1 2 Lincoln I Khasakhala1 2 Mary W Kuria1 2 Victoria N Mutiso2 Francisca A Ongecha-Owuor2 3 and Donald A Kokonya2 4 Open Access Address Department of Psychiatry University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya 2Africa Mental Health Foundation AMHF . Box 48423 00100-GPO Nairobi Kenya 3Coast Provincial General Hospital Mombasa Kenya and 4Kakamega Provincial General Hospital Kakamega Kenya Email David M Ndetei - dmndetei@ Lincoln I Khasakhala - likhasakhala@ Mary W Kuria - wangari2@ Victoria N Mutiso - vmutiso@ Francisca A Ongecha-Owuor - fatieno@ Donald A Kokonya - dkokonya@ Corresponding author Published 14 January 2009 Received 9 July 2008 Annals of General Psychiatry 2009 8 1 doi 1744-859X-8-1 Accepted I4 January 2009 This article is available from http content 8 1 1 2009 Ndetei et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The possibility that a significant proportion of the patients attending a general health facility may have a mental disorder means that psychiatric conditions must be recognised and managed appropriately. This study sought to determine the prevalence of common psychiatric disorders in adult aged 18 years and over inpatients and outpatients seen in public private and faith-based general hospitals health centres and specialised clinics and units of general hospitals. Methods This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 10 health facilities. All the patients in psychiatric wards and
